U.S. patent application number 11/746285 was filed with the patent office on 2008-11-13 for user interface for selecting a photo tag.
Invention is credited to Michael S. Brown, Terrill Dent, Gerhard D. Klassen.
Application Number | 20080278438 11/746285 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39969076 |
Filed Date | 2008-11-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080278438 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Brown; Michael S. ; et
al. |
November 13, 2008 |
USER INTERFACE FOR SELECTING A PHOTO TAG
Abstract
There is disclosed a user interface for selecting a photo tag.
In an embodiment, the user interface embodies a method of selecting
a photo tag for a tagged photo, comprising: providing a tag entry
field for entering a photo tag; in dependence upon a string entered
by a user, displaying in a matching tag list any tags from one or
more selected tag sources matching the entered string. The method
may further comprise displaying a tag type for each tag appearing
in the matching tag list. The method may further comprise allowing
user selection of a tag in the matching tag list to complete the
tag entry field.
Inventors: |
Brown; Michael S.;
(Kitchener, CA) ; Klassen; Gerhard D.; (Waterloo,
CA) ; Dent; Terrill; (Waterloo, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP
4200 TORONTO DOMINION BANK TOWER, BOX 20 TORONTO-DOMINION CENTRE
TORONTO
ON
M5K 1N6
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Family ID: |
39969076 |
Appl. No.: |
11/746285 |
Filed: |
May 9, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
345/156 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 3/0488 20130101;
G06Q 30/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
345/156 |
International
Class: |
G09G 5/00 20060101
G09G005/00 |
Claims
1. A method of selecting a photo tag for a tagged photo,
comprising: providing a tag entry field for entering a photo tag;
in dependence upon a string entered by a user, displaying in a
matching tag list any tags from one or more selected tag sources
matching the entered string.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a tag type
for each tag appearing in the matching tag list.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising ordering tags in the
matching tag list by tag type.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing user
selection of a tag in the matching tag list to complete the tag
entry field.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: if there are no tags
remaining in the matching tag list, adding a new free-form text
string to a free-form text cache.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting as a tag
source one or more of an online network profile, an address book,
browser bookmarks, landmark tags, and free-form text.
7. A system for selecting a photo tag for a tagged photo,
comprising: means for providing a tag entry field for entering a
photo tag; means for displaying in a matching tag list, in
dependence upon a string entered by a user, any tags from one or
more selected tag sources matching the entered string.
8. The system of claim 7, further comprising means for displaying a
tag type for each tag appearing in the matching tag list.
9. The system of claim 7, further comprising means for ordering
tags in the matching tag list by tag type.
10. The system of claim 7, further comprising means for allowing
user selection of a tag in the matching tag list to complete the
tag entry field.
11. The system of claim 1, further comprising: means for adding a
new free-form text string to a free-form text cache if there are no
tags remaining in the matching tag list.
12. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for selecting
as a tag source one or more of an online network profile, an
address book, browser bookmarks, landmark tags, and free-form
text.
13. A data processor readable medium storing data processor code
that when loaded into a device adapts the device to select a photo
tag for a tagged photo, the data processor readable medium
comprising: code for providing a tag entry field for entering a
photo tag; code for displaying in a matching tag list, in
dependence upon a string entered by a user, any tags from one or
more selected tag sources matching the entered string.
14. The data processor readable medium of claim 13, further
comprising code for displaying a tag type for each tag appearing in
the matching tag list.
15. The data processor readable medium of claim 13, further
comprising code for ordering tags in the matching tag list by tag
type.
16. The data processor readable medium of claim 13, further
comprising code for allowing user selection of a tag in the
matching tag list to complete the tag entry field.
17. The data processor readable medium of claim 13, further
comprising: code for adding a new free-form text string to a
free-form text cache if there are no tags remaining in the matching
tag list.
18. The data processor readable medium of claim 13, further
comprising code for selecting as a tag source one or more of an
online network profile, an address book, browser bookmarks,
landmark tags, and free-form text.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to a user interface
for selecting a photo tag.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Identifying people or objects in photographs is popular in
many online contexts, such as photo sharing, social networking,
etc. Selecting a "tag" to associate with an identified point in a
photograph can be a complicated task if there are many potential
tags to choose from. In addition, wireless mobile communication
device where there are constraints on the size of the display and
the flexibility of the input method, some of these common
techniques used on desktops and laptops with full sized screens do
not work as well.
[0003] What is needed is an improved user interface for selecting
tags in a smaller display, such as may be found on a wireless
mobile communication device.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] In the figures which illustrate exemplary embodiments:
[0005] FIG. 1 is an illustration of a device in accordance with an
embodiment;
[0006] FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a communication
subsystem component in the device of FIG. 1;
[0007] FIGS. 3A to 3E are illustrative user interface screens for
editing photo tags in accordance with an embodiment;
[0008] FIGS. 4A to 4F are illustrative user interface screens for
selecting a photo tag in accordance with an embodiment;
[0009] FIG. 5 is an illustrative flowchart of a method for editing
photo tags in accordance with an embodiment; and
[0010] FIG. 6 is an illustrative flowchart of a method for
selecting a photo tag in accordance with an embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] As noted above, the present invention relates to a user
interface for selecting a photo tag, particularly within a smaller
display, such as may be found on a wireless mobile communication
device.
[0012] In an illustrative embodiment, the invention may be
practiced with a handheld mobile communication device in a wireless
operating environment. Shown in FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram
of an illustrative handheld mobile communication device 100. The
communication device 100 may comprise a number of components,
including a main processor 102 which controls the overall operation
of communication device 100. Communication functions, including
data and voice communications, may be performed through a
communication subsystem 104. The communication subsystem 104 may
receive messages from and send messages to a wireless network
200.
[0013] The main processor 102 may also interact with additional
subsystems such as a random access memory (RAM) 106, a flash memory
108, a display 110, an auxiliary input/output (I/O) subsystem 112,
a data port 114, a keyboard 116, a trackball 117, a speaker 118, a
microphone 120, short-range communications 122, a GPS subsystem
124, a camera module 126, and associated camera logic 128.
[0014] Some of the subsystems of the communication device 100 may
perform communication-related functions, whereas other subsystems
may provide "resident" or on-device functions. By way of example,
the display 110 and the keyboard 116 may be used for both
communication-related functions, such as entering a text message
for transmission over the network 200, and device-resident
functions such as a calculator or task list. The trackball 117 may
be used for various navigation functions, such as navigating
through a graphical user interface (GUI) menu displayed on display
110. The trackball 117 may also be configured with a secondary
actuation feature, such as allowing a user to depress the
trackball, to allow selection of a highlighted item.
[0015] The camera module 126 may be adapted to capture an image
through a lens onto a light sensitive image sensor such as a charge
coupled device (CCD) sensor array or a complementary metal oxide
semiconductor (CMOS) sensor array. The camera lens may be a fixed
focus lens, or a variable focus lens with or without zoom features
and controlled by camera logic 128 to focus an image onto the CCD
or CMOS sensor array. The size and pixel density of the CCD or CMOS
sensor array may be suitably selected for the image resolution
required for a particular application. Camera logic 128 may also
control the camera lens aperture and/or shutter speed by
incorporating a suitable light exposure meter. Image capture using
camera module 126 may initiated by a user controlling a dedicated
camera shutter, or a context dependent programmable button or key
(on keyboard 116, for example) that may act as a camera shutter
button.
[0016] Once captured by the CCD or CMOS sensor array, the image may
then be processed by camera logic 128 into a suitable digital image
file format such as Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG),
Tagged-Image File Format (TIFF), Bit Mapping (BMP), different
variations on these standard image file formats, or a vendor
proprietary RAW image format. The image file format may allow for
the addition of image meta-data to an image file in an industry
standards exchangeable image file format (EXIF), or in some vendor
proprietary meta-data format. The image file may then be stored in
available device storage such as RAM 106 or flash memory 108, and
displayed on display 110.
[0017] Still referring to FIG. 1, operating system software used by
the main processor 102 is typically stored in a persistent store
such as flash memory 108. Those skilled in the art will appreciate
that the operating system, specific device applications, or parts
thereof, may be temporarily loaded into a volatile store, such as
the RAM 106, for processing by main processor 102.
[0018] The communication device 100 may send and receive
communication signals over the wireless network 200 after required
network registration or activation procedures have been completed.
Network access may be associated with a subscriber or user of the
communication device 100.
[0019] The communication device 100 may be a battery-powered device
and may include a battery interface 132 for receiving one or more
rechargeable batteries 130. In some embodiments, the battery 130
may be a smart battery with an embedded microprocessor. The battery
interface 132 is coupled to a regulator (not shown), which assists
the battery 130 in providing power V+ to the communication device
100. The battery 130 may be used to power all components and
modules in the communication device 100, including the camera
module 126 and associated camera logic 128.
[0020] The main processor 102, in addition to its operating system
functions, enables execution of various software applications 134
on the communication device 100. A subset of software applications
134 that control basic device operations, including data and voice
communication applications, will normally be installed on the
communication device 100 during its manufacture.
[0021] The software applications 134 may include a messaging
application 136. The messaging application 136 can be any suitable
software program that allows a subscriber or user of the
communication device 100 to send and receive wireless text
communications. Various alternatives exist for the messaging
application 136 as is well known to those skilled in the art.
Messages that have been sent or received by the user are typically
stored in local storage such as flash memory 108 of the
communication device 100, or in some other suitable storage element
in the communication device 100. In an alternative embodiment, some
of the sent and received messages may be stored remotely from the
communication device 100 such as in a data store of an associated
host system that the communication device 100 communicates with. In
an embodiment, the messaging application 136 may include a Message
List user interface that is configured to allow a user to see a
list of message objects (i.e. email messages) in a convenient list
form. This will be described in detail further below.
[0022] Still referring to FIG. 1, communication device 100 may
execute an Image Applications Module 148 that may be operatively
integrated with camera module 126, camera logic 128, main processor
102, RAM 106, display 110 and various other modules and components
to provide various image application functions for the images
captured by the camera module 126. Image Applications Module 148
may include various sub modules which may interact with each other,
and with other application modules such as the messaging
application 136, Internet browser module 138, address book module
142, etc. in order to perform various functions.
[0023] In an embodiment, one of the sub modules of the Image
Applications Module 148 may be a photo tagging module 148A
configured to allow a user to identify various subjects and objects
within a photo. Photo tagging module 148A will be discussed in more
detail further below.
[0024] In an embodiment, another of the sub modules of the Image
Applications Module 148 may be a photo tagging module 148A
configured to allow a user to select a photo tag from a list of
tags associated with various subjects and objects within a photo.
Photo tag selection module 148B will be discussed in more detail
further below.
[0025] The communication device 100 may further include a device
state module 140, an address book 142, a Personal Information
Manager (PIM) 144, and various other modules 150. Additional
software applications may also be loaded onto the communication
device 100 through at least one of the wireless network 200, the
auxiliary I/O subsystem 112, the data port 114, the short-range
communications subsystem 122, or other device subsystem 124.
[0026] Now referring to FIG. 2, shown is an illustrative front view
of a handheld mobile communication device 100 that may provide a
suitable operating environment. As shown, the communication device
100 may include a display 110, a keyboard 116, and other input or
navigation means such as a trackball 117. The display 110 may be
configured to display various screens allowing the user of device
100 to view screen outputs from the various software applications
134, including the image applications 148. Display 110 may also be
configured to provide a touch-sensitive screen input in response to
a prompt or query displayed on display 110. The communication
device 100 may further include a camera lens that may be used to
capture an image as described above with reference to FIG. 1. In an
embodiment, the integrated camera 126 may provide a camera lens 127
on the back of the communication device 100, such that a user may
use the display 110 as a camera viewfinder for framing an
image.
[0027] Now referring to FIG. 3A, shown is an illustrative user
interface screen 300A in which photo tagging module 148A may be
configured for tagging a photograph in accordance with an
embodiment. As shown, a photo 301 of a subject 302 is displayed
within the boundaries of the user interface. With this user
interface, a tag list 304 may include various tags associated
subject 302 or other subjects or objects within the photo 301. The
user may click an "Add" button 306 in order to enter a photo
tagging mode as described below.
[0028] Now referring to FIG. 3B, as shown in screen 300B, once in
the photo tagging mode, the photo tagging module 148A may be
configured to display to the user a pointer, such as cross-hair
pointer 308 on the photo 301. The user may move the cross-hair
pointer 308 around the photo 301, but unlike common web browser
interfaces, the cross-hair pointer 308 may be constrained by the
photo tagging module 148A to be navigable only within the
boundaries of the photo 301. The user does not have the ability to
move the cross-hair pointer around the rest of the screen and
perform other tasks, and the navigation device (e.g. trackball 117)
is thus dedicated to this photo tagging function until the user
exits tagging mode. As will be appreciated, this may allow users to
avoid inadvertently clicking on some button or menu option just
outside of the borders photo 301 when attempting to tag a subject
or object near an edge of the photo. This may be particularly
useful on a smaller display, where greater dexterity may be
required in order to navigate within a small area using a small
navigation device.
[0029] When in tagging mode, the user may cancel tagging mode using
the escape key and return to simply viewing the existing tag
information. Alternatively, the user may choose to add a tag at the
current location of the crosshair pointer 308 using an enter key or
clicking on the navigation device (e.g. trackball 117).
[0030] If the user chooses to add a tag, the user may be presented
with another user interface to select the tag type and the context
information associated with the tag. As an illustrative example,
the tag types could include a free-form alphanumeric string,
Facebook.TM. friends, address book entries (in address book 142),
browser bookmarks (in Internet browser module 138), etc.
[0031] Now referring to FIG. 3C, as shown by way of illustration in
screen 300C, when a tag has been added by a user using photo
tagging module 148A, the added tag 310 associated with subject 302
may appear in the tag list 304 near the photo 301.
[0032] In an embodiment, the tag 310 could also include an icon, or
some other type of visual indicator adjacent the tag 310,
indicating what type of tag it is. Thus, many different types of
tags may be used to tag subjects or objects in the photo 301.
[0033] Now referring to FIG. 3D, as shown by illustration in screen
300D, when the user scrolls over the tag 310 in the tag list 304,
the corresponding subject 302 in the photo may be highlighted by
the photo tagging module 148A in some way. This highlighting could
be different, depending on what type of tag it is. For example, for
a Facebook.TM. friend the pointer could be a grey square pointer
312 (e.g. like Facebook uses online). As another example shown in
screen 300E of FIG. 3E, for a free-form text tag 314, the tagged
point in the photo 301 could be indicated with a circle pointer
316.
[0034] When the user scrolls over a tag 310 in the tag list 304, a
menu may be activated with options associated with the tag. For
example, there may be menu items to edit or delete the tag. There
may also be context sensitive menu options associated with the
specific tag type. For example, for a Facebook friend there may be
an item to view the friend's Facebook profile. For an address book
entry, there may be an item to view the user's address card. For a
browser bookmark, there may be an item to visit that website.
[0035] In another embodiment, once subjects or objects have been
tagged in the photo 301, photo tagging module 148A may be
configured such that upon user selection of a tag 310 in the tag
list 304 the corresponding tagged subject or object in the photo
301 may be highlighted using the corresponding pointer identifying
the tag type.
[0036] In another embodiment, once subjects (e.g. subject 302) or
objects have been tagged in the photo 301, photo tagging module
148A may be configured such that upon user selection of or
scrolling over a tagged subject or object in the photo 301, the
corresponding tag 310 may be highlighted in the tag list 304. As
well, context data associated with the tag may be displayed (e.g.
in a pop-up window) upon user selection, or automatically if so
configured.
[0037] Thus, using the above described user interface, a plurality
of tag types may be used to tag subjects and objects in a photo,
and a type-specific data may be associated with each tag--such as
the visual indicator or symbol used to highlight the tagged subject
or object in the photo, the custom actions available for the tag,
etc.
[0038] Now referring to FIG. 4A, shown in screen 400A is an
illustrative tag selection user interface 404 for displaying a tag
search facility as may be presented by photo tag selection module
148B. As shown in FIG. 4A, the user is initially presented with a
tag entry field 406 indicating that he should start typing a tag.
Upon completion of typing, the user may click "OK" 408 to select
the tag.
[0039] In an embodiment, as the user begins to type, photo tag
selection module 148B may be configured to search one or more
selected "tag sources" for tags that match the currently entered
text. As shown by way of illustration in screen 400B of FIG. 4B,
these tag sources could include, for example, a list of friends
from an online service like Facebook.TM., a list of contacts from
the user's address book 142, a list of the user's browser bookmarks
(in Internet browser 138), a cache of recent free-form text
entries, etc.
[0040] As shown in screen 400C of FIG. 4C, and 400D of FIG. 4D,
photo tag selection module 148B may be configured to display any
matching tags (e.g. 412a, 412b, 412c) from one of the tag sources
to the tag being typed by the user in the tag entry field 406 in a
matching tag list 412. Each tag may have an icon or some other
visual identifier associated with it that clearly indicates its
type, and allows the user to quickly distinguish between different
types of tags.
[0041] If the user types text that does not match any tag from the
tag sources in the matching tag list 412, the photo tag selection
module 148B may create a new free-form tag entry and add it to a
free-form text cache as a new tag entry. The free-form text cache
may then become one of the tag sources for any subsequent tag
selection by the user.
[0042] As the user continues to type, if a tag that the user wishes
to select appears in the matching tag list 412, the user can scroll
to the tag in the matching tag list 412 and select it by pressing
enter or clicking on the navigation device (e.g. trackball 117).
For example, as shown in screen 400E of FIG. 4E, the user may
select a tag 412c which may then be placed into the tag entry field
406. The matching tag list 412 then disappears, and the selected
tag may appear beside the photo (e.g. tag 310 as shown in FIG. 3C
associated with subject 302 in the photo 301).
[0043] Significantly, as the matching tag list 412 includes
possible tags that may be used from various selected tag sources
(such as the user's Facebook friends, the user's address book 142,
a list of the user's browser bookmarks from Internet browser 138, a
cache of the recent free-form text entries, etc.), the user is
provided with a simple way to associate subjects or objects in a
photo with a predefined "tag" from one of a number of selected tag
sources, as may be defined by the user. Thus, the free-form text
cache would just be one of many possible tag sources, all of which
contribute matching tag entries to the matching tag list 412.
[0044] Now referring to FIG. 4F, once a tag has been entered into
the tag entry field 406, photo tag selection module 148B may be
configured to allow the user to choose to view some context data
associated with the tag (e.g. an address card if the tag identifies
a contact in the user's address book 142). Finally, photo tag
selection module 148B may be configured to allow the user to accept
the new tag and return to the photo tagging user interface
(described above with respect to FIGS. 3A to 3E), or cancel the tag
selection and return to the photo tagging user interface.
[0045] In an embodiment, in addition to the tag sources mentioned
above, another type of tag source may be landmark tags with
associated geographic location information. For example, if a photo
contains a number of distinctive landmarks, it may be possible for
each landmark to be tagged with a unique geographic location tag
(e.g. specific latitude and longitude coordinates for each
landmark). Such a list of geographic location tags may be obtained,
for example, as a user visits each of the landmarks identified in
the photo.
[0046] For example, an aerial photo of the National Mall in
Washington DC may show a number of famous landmarks such as the
Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and The Washington
Monument in the same photo. A user who has visited each of these
landmarks, provided appropriate names, and recorded geographic
location information at each landmark location may then
subsequently select a landmark tag by name from the prepared
landmark tag list in order to tag the appropriate points in the
photo at which each of the landmarks appear. Once a user tags each
landmark appearing in the photo using the appropriate landmark tag,
the corresponding geographic coordinates also become available as
context based information accessible through the tag.
[0047] In an alternative embodiment, a list of famous landmarks for
various cities may be prepared by a third party such that a user
need not be at each location to record the geographic coordinates.
In this case a landmark tag may be selected by a user from a
prepared landmark list that may be selected as one of the tag
sources.
[0048] In the tag selection interface described above, each tag may
have some context associated with it, depending on the tag type. As
will be appreciated, this associated context may allow the user to
visually identify and differentiate between the tag types in the
tag selection user interface 404, and present other context
sensitive menu options, such as viewing associated address cards,
Facebook profiles, websites, geographic location information for
landmarks, etc.
[0049] Now referring to FIG. 5, shown is a flowchart of an
illustrative method 500 in accordance with an embodiment. As shown,
method 500 begins and at block 502 where method 500 displays a
photo in a display (e.g. display 110) to be tagged.
[0050] Method 500 then proceeds to block 504, where method 500 may
configure photo tagging module 148A to provide a photo tagging mode
for editing tags for the displayed photo.
[0051] Method 500 may then proceed to block 506, where for each tag
used to tag a subject or object in the photo, method 500 may
configure photo tagging module 148A to identify the tag type and
associate a unique pointer for each tag type to highlight the
corresponding tagged subject or object. For example, as described
earlier, a grey square could be used for Facebook friends, and
another shape and/or colour may be used for address book tag
types.
[0052] Method 500 may then proceed to block 508, where method 500
may configure photo tagging module 148A to display a tag list with
the displayed photo.
[0053] Method 500 may then proceed to block 510, where method 500
may configure photo tagging module 148A to identify the tag type of
each tag in the tag list using a visual identifier. For example,
the visual identifier may be an icon, or some suitable graphic
appearing beside a tag name.
[0054] Method 500 may then proceed to block 512, where upon user
selection of a tag in the tag list, method 500 may configure photo
tagging module 148A to highlight the associated tagged subject or
object in the photo using the unique pointer.
[0055] Method 500 may then proceed to block 514, where upon user
selection of a tag in the tag list, method 500 may configure photo
tagging module 148A to highlight the associated tag in the tag
list.
[0056] Method 500 may also proceed to block 516, where method 500
may configure photo tagging module 148A to display context data
associated with a tag. For example, context data associated with an
address book type may be the email address, name, and other
information stored in the address book module 138 for the
corresponding address book entry. In an embodiment, the context
data associated with the tag could be displayed within a menu that
may be accessed by a suitable menu selection associated with each
tag. Method 500 then ends.
[0057] Method 500 may also proceed to block 518, where method 500
may configure photo tagging module 148A to constrain the navigation
device pointer to be navigable only within the boundaries of the
photo.
[0058] Now referring to FIG. 6, shown is a flowchart of an
illustrative method 600 in accordance with an embodiment. As shown,
method 600 begins and at block 602 where method 600 provides a tag
entry field for entering a photo tag.
[0059] Method 600 may then proceed to block 604, where in
dependence upon a string entered by the user in the tag entry
field, method 600 may configure photo tag selection module 148B to
display in a matching tag list 412 any tags (412a, 412b, 412c)
matching the entered string.
[0060] Method 600 may then proceed to block 606, where method 600
may configure photo tag selection module 148B to display a tag type
for each tag appearing in the matching tag list 412. For example,
the visual identification may be an icon, or other suitable graphic
identification appearing with the tag name.
[0061] Method 600 may then proceed to block 608, where method 600
may configure photo tag selection module 148B to order the matching
tags in the tag list by tag type in order to make is easier for the
user to select a suitable tag by tag type.
[0062] Method 600 may also proceed to block 610, where method 600
may configure photo tag selection module 148B to allow user
selection of a tag in the matching tag list to complete the tag
entry field 406.
[0063] Method 600 may then proceed to block 612, where if there are
not matching tags appearing in the matching tag list 412, then
method 600 may add the new free-from text tag to a free-form text
tag cache.
[0064] Method 600 may then proceed to block 614, where method 600
may configure photo tag selection module 148B to select the
free-form text tag cache as one of the tag sources for any
subsequent tag selection by the user. Method 600 then ends.
[0065] Thus, in accordance with an embodiment, there is provided a
method of selecting a photo tag for a tagged photo, comprising:
providing a tag entry field for entering a photo tag; in dependence
upon a string entered by a user, displaying in a matching tag list
any tags from one or more selected tag sources matching the entered
string.
[0066] In an embodiment, the method further comprises displaying a
tag type for each tag appearing in the matching tag list.
[0067] In another embodiment, the method further comprises ordering
tags in the matching tag list by tag type.
[0068] In another embodiment, the method further comprises allowing
user selection of a tag in the matching tag list to complete the
tag entry field.
[0069] In another embodiment, the method further comprises adding a
new free-form text string to a free-form text cache if there are no
tags remaining in the matching tag list.
[0070] In an embodiment, the method further comprises selecting as
a tag source one or more of an online network profile, an address
book, browser bookmarks, landmark tags, and free-form text.
[0071] In another aspect of the invention, there is provided a
system for selecting a photo tag for a tagged photo, comprising:
means for providing a tag entry field for entering a photo tag;
means for displaying in a matching tag list, in dependence upon a
string entered by a user, any tags from one or more selected tag
sources matching the entered string.
[0072] In an embodiment, the system further comprises means for
displaying a tag type for each tag appearing in the matching tag
list.
[0073] In another embodiment, the system further comprises means
for ordering tags in the matching tag list by tag type.
[0074] In another embodiment, the system further comprises means
for allowing user selection of a tag in the matching tag list to
complete the tag entry field.
[0075] In another embodiment, the system further comprises means
for adding a new free-form text string to a free-form text cache if
there are no tags remaining in the matching tag list.
[0076] In another embodiment, the system further comprises means
for selecting as a tag source one or more of an online network
profile, an address book, browser bookmarks, landmark tags, and
free-form text.
[0077] In another aspect of the invention, there is provided a data
processor readable medium storing data processor code that when
loaded into a device adapts the device to select a photo tag for a
tagged photo, the data processor readable medium comprising: code
for providing a tag entry field for entering a photo tag; code for
displaying in a matching tag list, in dependence upon a string
entered by a user, any tags from one or more selected tag sources
matching the entered string.
[0078] In an embodiment, the data processor medium further
comprises code for displaying a tag type for each tag appearing in
the matching tag list.
[0079] In another embodiment, the data processor medium further
comprises code for ordering tags in the matching tag list by tag
type.
[0080] In another embodiment, the data processor medium further
comprises code for allowing user selection of a tag in the matching
tag list to complete the tag entry field.
[0081] In another embodiment, the data processor medium further
comprises code for adding a new free-form text string to a
free-form text cache if there are no tags remaining in the matching
tag list.
[0082] In another embodiment, the data processor medium further
comprises code for selecting as a tag source one or more of an
online network profile, an address book, browser bookmarks,
landmark tags, and free-form text.
[0083] While illustrative embodiments have been described above, it
will be appreciated that various changes and modifications may be
made. More generally, the scope of the invention is defined by the
following claims.
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